$70 million Calif. SuperLotto winner comes forward

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sully16 — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:47:16 GMT

Congrats to the lucky guy

Comment #30

morgothaod — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:53:28 GMT

F that guy

Comment #29

maringoman — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 02:10:34 GMT

I always like to see the pic of the life changing lottery ticket.

Comment #28

pantherestates — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 02:34:54 GMT

I love hearing stories like this!Congrats R N Order!He was so smart to take his time and plan his strategy before coming forward.That is exactly what I would do.

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rcbbuckeye — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:47:00 GMT

Amen mikeintexas.

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mikeintexas — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 23:34:46 GMT

I believe I'd rather play Russian Roulette than break into the average Texas home; the odds would be better against getting shot. Who is going to announce to the world that they have thousands of dollars in a safe in their house? Not me and I'm sure rcb wouldn't either. So called safe investments these days have a rate of return less than annual inflation...and I'm not so sure they're that safe. I'd still invest in stocks, CDs, etc. but I'd also invest in other things, too, things that would be... [ More ]

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TNPATL — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:44:04 GMT

Such a lucky fortunate man. Hope he enjoys his winnings

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rcbbuckeye — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:11:05 GMT

Didn't say where that safe would be. Or where I would be living. Wouldn't be where I live now. Safe wouldn't be where I live.

OPSEC.

Comment #23

faber98 — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:37:37 GMT

you wouldn't be worried about someone coming in and taking your unsafe safe by force. word would get out and you would be lucky to have it for a week at most before they come. there are ways to invest money and get a return although trusting people is risky, far safer than your fireproof safe plan.

Comment #22

noise-gate — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:58:07 GMT

Seeing that Mr Chin won- l guess it's pointless for me to check my tickets.

Enjoy your * hopeful Retirement Mr C.

Comment #21

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:07:55 GMT

Interest he lost by waiting???

Have you check the interest rates lately?

If I ever win a jackpot, I would be very tempted to park all the cash in a fireproof safe rather than let a bank or stranger handle it. Interest rates are nothing these days, and if you don't have the money (or anything for that matter) in your possession, you really don't have control of it.

Comment #20

Gleno — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:03:13 GMT

He sounds smarter than the average player. Wonder if he takes the cash option instead of the annuity

Comment #19

faber98 — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 02:02:30 GMT

nice hit, but hardly a noticeable blip of interest to those of you who only acknowledge a 200+ million jackpot or more. can't believe it took a month and he still hasn't decided on whether to buy a new car or house which would probably retain it's value or the interest he lost by waiting would have covered a car by now. he also can't decide whether or not to retire from a job he doesn't have. go cash the ticket for crying out loud. no one is interested in scamming him after he gets his 30+ milli... [ More ]

Comment #18

Piaceri — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 06:10:34 GMT

Congrats to Mr Chin.

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mypiemaster — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 01:42:34 GMT

Jealousy and self-loathing .

Comment #16

mrcraft — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 01:08:53 GMT

The press can be relentless. When Ira Curry shared the big Mega Millions jackpot in December, the press dug into her past via public records and reported that she filed Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in the 90's and completed her plan successfully. It was an AP reporter. I think that's a big BS. It had nothing to do with her winning last year, he just included it to add sensationalism to the piece.

The CA Lottery can't release that information without our consent though.

Comment #15

Drenick1 — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 21:41:00 GMT

The bay area has been a hot spot for lottery winners. Some of the other big winners actually had their city disclosed by the press.

To the other poster who inquired about the 25% federal tax, that percentage is just for the initial withholding and depending on your filing status pretty much everything above $450k is taxed at 39.6%.

Comment #14

mrcraft — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:16:30 GMT

In California, they don't release our city of residence unless we give them permission to do so. It's not considered public records. However, they do release the city where the ticket was purchased. I assume the vast majority of tickets purchased are fairly close to where they live or work, so one can make an assumption that the winner probably lives or works nearby.

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ShowMeTheMoney$ — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:01:47 GMT

$70 Million is a really big jackpot for the California SuperLotto. It only goes up about $1 million between drawings. I think it takes months to get that big, and it usually doesn't so Mr. Chin is indeed very lucky

Comment #12

pickone4me — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:22:35 GMT

Maybe it's an illegal collecting it.

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whiteballz — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 13:33:13 GMT

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CDanaT — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:28:45 GMT

Guess that win will keep his Chin up.....so to speak

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dallascowboyfan — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 01:58:46 GMT

Congratulation Mr. Chin

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Party1377 — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 01:41:01 GMT

Is it not 25% federal? + state ect.......

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IAteSomeLemons — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 23:08:35 GMT

Rarely do you ever see the lottery officials not say which city the person is from....I'm shocked everyone doesn't opt out of that...does he just get permission to do so because he won 70mil? Just curious.....

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whiteballz — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 22:42:07 GMT

congratulations Mr. Chin. Can I be next please? I got my ticket for Saturday night's Powerball.

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Drenick1 — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 22:31:17 GMT

Smart man taking his time. He should consider relocating to a different state unless he wants to pay 13.3% state income tax on his future investments and that doesn't even account for the 39.6% federal tax as well as the 3.8% medicare tax.

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SammyJoe10 — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:50:16 GMT

Congratulations! I read that he was unemployed. He's only 41-- I'd spend my time traveling the world.

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maringoman — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:24:39 GMT

Living in California where the weather is always nice and then winning the lottery is just too good to be true. Mr Chin is gonna have it easy for a long time, nice catch

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mrcraft — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:13:37 GMT

Congrats, sir

Comment #1

haymaker — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:36:33 GMT

I think I'll start buying my tix. on a whim also...ohh...wait I can't do that if I say it...can I

$70 million Calif. SuperLotto winner comes forward

Lottery Post — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:23:10 GMT

More than a month after buying the winning ticket in San Francisco, a 41-year-old man has finally come forward as the winner of a $70 million lotto ticket, the California Lottery said Wednesday.

Eurico Chin bought the ticket on a whim in late May at a Safeway in the Sunset District. I thought to myself, 'why not?' he said, according to a press release from the California Lottery. I'm already here, might as well buy one, he reportedly said.

He purchased the winning SuperLotto Plus ticket, a... [ More ]